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Killer In The Caves (Full Episode)
In a race against time, Dr. DeeAnn Reeder is searching for a mysterious killer. A disease known as white-nose syndrome is wiping out bat populations by the millions - and the cause and cure are sti...- CC
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The Kings Skeleton: RichardIII Revealed (Full Episode)
The bones of Richard III were thought to be lost forever, buried unceremoniously on the battlefield. But in 2012, a skeleton was found in a parking lot, and history had to be rewritten.- CC
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A Shot to Save the World: Sneak Peek
Discover how Jonas Salk, The March of Dimes, and a resolute nation ran against the tide of medical wisdom to defeat polio. -
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The Real Story - The Amityvillle Horror (Full Episode)
Demonic possession? Poltergeist activity? A hoax? Join our investigation into the aftermath of the gruesome Amityville murders and the Hollywood story they inspired.- CC
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A Family's Fight for Freedom
In a rare account of slave life written by an enslaved person, the diary of Adam Plummer tells the story of a husband desperate to be reunited with his wife and children. -
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Dennis Haysbert Discovers Details of His Past
Actor Dennis Haysbert stops by the National Museum of American History to learn more about the lives of his ancestors and other African Americans during the internal slave trade. -
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Lampooning Lincoln
A Confederate sympathizer living in Maryland, dentist and artist Adalbert Volck would secretly sketch and print vicious depictions of President Lincoln and other Union leaders. -
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This is How You Train a Tiger Cub
At the National Zoo, tiger cubs are taught commands using treats and a whistle. -
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How the North Won the Civil War
On May 19th, 1863, the Union military launched a siege on the trading port of Vicksburg, trapping thousands of residents and troops inside city borders. -
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Baby Monkey Twins at Play
In Brazil, forest space for golden lion tamarins is dwindling, so the National Zoo came up with a plan to breed monkeys and release them back into the wild. -
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Namibia's Wild Wonders (Full Episode)
Namibia's deserts are uncompromisingly tough - but an array of animals, insects, and plants manage to thrive within them. Join naturalist Nick Baker's quest to find out how they manage to do so.- CC
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The Prettiest Lizard on Earth
An eyeball-licking tongue, absorbent skin, and webbed feet help this lovely lizard survive the harsh conditions of the Namib Desert. -
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Sand Swimming Shovel-Snouted Lizards
Diving through hot desert sand requires a special design; luckily this lizard has fringed toes that work like flippers in the sand. -
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Being the Biggest Isn't a Bad Thing
For the rare desert elephant, a large surface area means they don't heat up, or cool down, very quickly. This allows the large animal to deal with extreme fluctuations in temperature. -
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Mighty Ships - Le Boreal (Full Episode)
It's a luxury liner for adventure-seekers. Join Le Boreal's maiden voyage to a continent few have the chance to experience: Antarctica.- CC
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When Lightning Strikes an Airplane
A natural target for lightning bolts, every airplane is designed with conductive materials, which allow lightning to safely exit a plane. -
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Sully Sullenberger's Miracle on the Hudson
Captain "Sully" Sullenberger reveals what went through his mind when a flock of geese nearly brought down his plane and how he managed a successful crash-landing on the Hudson River. -
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Air Traffic Controllers Asleep on the Job
When air traffic controllers fall asleep on the job, pilots are forced to land blind. -
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This Is What It Takes to Be an Air Traffic Controller
At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, students in air traffic control endure a rigorous training process that typically lasts four to five years. -
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Are Freshmen Airline Pilots Too Fatigued to Fly?
Underpaid and overworked, a lot of freshmen airline pilots cannot afford to live in the city in which they are based, so they must resort to bunking in cheap, crammed rooms called "crash pads." -
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How to Land a Boeing 777 Without Any Engines
Just one minute away from landing, both of this planes engines suddenly fail. -
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The Gruesome Reality of Civil War Medicine
During the Civil War, battlefield injuries often meant infection, amputation, and surgeries performed by inexperienced doctors. -
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Jackie Kennedy Stands Silently By
After President Kennedy is pronounced dead, a devastated Jackie Kennedy stands silently by as Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. -
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Eye Witness Accounts of Kennedy's Assassination
Jackie Kennedy's bodyguard, the doctor who tried to save Kennedy, and other eyewitnesses recount their stories from the day JFK was assassinated. -
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A Remarkable Innovation in Aviation Design
Slowed-rotor technology, an aviation concept developed and demonstrated by Carter Aviation Technologies, eliminates drag in a rotorcraft, allowing the aircraft to fly as fast as a fixed-wing airplane. -
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Civil War Draft Brings Chaos to New York City
Short on volunteers for the Union cause, Congress instituted a military draft, but when the draft wheels arrived in New York City on July 11th, 1863, the poor revolted and riots ensued. -
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The Filmmaker Who Exposed Nazi Germany
When the Nazis hire Julien Bryan to shoot a film about German progress, he is told to avoid all anti-Semitic activities, but Bryan decides to expose the truth when he sees how Jews are being treated. -
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System Crash on the World's Largest Passenger Jet
When all of the systems suddenly shut down on this A380 plane, it's up to the captain to land the largest passenger jet in the world - while flying blind. -
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This Teacher Outsmarted Hitler and His Nazi Regime
In Nazi Germany, when bullying, discrimination, and violence become everyday realities for Jewish children, Leonore Goldschmidt defies the system and opens her own private school for Jewish youth. -
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Bored and Distracted Pilots Fly 150 Miles Off Course
Increased automation in the cockpit leads to boredom and distraction, causing the pilots of a flight from San Diego to Minneapolis to 150 miles past their destination. -
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A Prosthetic Eye for the Blind
A blind woman has a microchip implanted in her retina with 120 million light sensors and 1500 pixels that turn light into electrical impulses that are then sent to the brain. -
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Bringing the Incredible Bionic Man to Life
Roboticist Rich Walker and James Pope race against the clock as they assemble the Bionic Man.
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Surgeon Rewires Amputees' Nerves
Pioneering surgeon Albert Chi is working on a way to rewire the nerves in amputees' arms to give them full control over their prosthetic limbs. -
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Terror in the Skies: Sneak Peek
Get a passenger-seat view of near air disasters, captured on the cameras and cell phones of those on board. -
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The Incredible Bionic Man: Sneak Peek
The living, bleeding next step in our evolution. -
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The Incredible Bionic Man: Trailer
The living, bleeding next step in our evolution. -
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Supercar's Grandpa
Take a look inside and test drive what is arguably the first supercar. -
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Moore's Law and Maniacal Cadence
In 1965 when Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, predicted the future of technology, he drew himself a graph, wrote what would become "Moore's Law," and set the breakneck pace for future development. -
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The Largest Machine Ever Built
One of the greatest achievements of the 20th century, the North American power grid is gigantic, widely connected and vulnerable to massive failure. -
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The Big Lift
The Re-Inventors endeavor to prove the practicality and safety of their biggest re-invention yet - a giant 2000-year-old lifting machine. -
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Inventing the Future in 1939
Cigarette-smoking robots and super highways were just a few of the futuristic new inventions presented at the 1939 New York World's Fair. -
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This Robot Can Pour You a Drink
Instead of eyes, the Bionic Man is equipped with a 3D camera from a game console, which allows him to perform tasks like pouring a drink. -
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The Incredible Bionic Man (Full Episode)
Meet the Bionic Man: a talking, breathing, walking man, made of the best prosthetic body parts and robotic technology available.- CC
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Giving a Face to the Incredible Bionic Man
When the team reveals the Bionic Man's new face, Bertolt has a surprising reaction. -
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One Small Step for the Bionic Man, One Giant Leap for Robotics
Hydraulic hips, computer controlled knees, the world's most lifelike bionic ankles, and a robotic exoskeleton propel the Bionic Man forward to take his very first steps. -
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Incredible Flying Cars - Just Add Wings (Full Episode)
See how modern technology has brought us closer than ever to putting cars in the air and flying machines in every garage.- CC
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Speed Kills - Jungle (Full Episode)
The world's jungles host some of the fastest animals on the planet. Vipers strike at lightning speed, spiders leap 70 times their body length and chameleons snatch their prey at speeds of 900 MPH.- CC
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President Roosevelt's War on Polio
The March of Dimes was founded by President Roosevelt in 1938 in order to fund the development of a cure for polio - a disease he had himself. -
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Cathedral Ledge
A lure for thrillseekers across the country, the beautiful Cathedral Ledge can prove deadly if climbers mis-step as they scale her rockface. -
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Fall in Connecticut
With fields full of pumpkins and forests full of ghosts, this New England state might be the perfect place for tricks and treats.